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Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’

Burden: We have identified two nonhour cost burdens for this collection. 

When respondents submit an 

Application for Permit to Drill (Form 

MMS–123), they submit a $1,850 fee for 

initial applications only (there is no fee 

for revisions); and when respondents 

submit an Application for Permit to 

Modify (Form MMS–124), they submit a 

$110 fee. There are no other ‘‘non-hour 

cost’’ burdens for this collection. 

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. Until OMB approves a 

collection of information, you are not 

obligated to respond. 

Comments: Before submitting an ICR 

to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) 

requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide 

notice * * * and otherwise consult 

with members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning each proposed 

collection of information * * *’’. 

Agencies must specifically solicit 

comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the agency to perform its 

duties, including whether the 

information is useful; (b) evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (c) enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

minimize the burden on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Agencies must also estimate the ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burdens to respondents or 

recordkeepers resulting from the 

collection of information. Therefore, if 

you have costs to generate, maintain, 

and disclose this information, you 

should comment and provide your total 

capital and startup cost components or 

annual operation, maintenance, and 

purchase of service components. You 

should describe the methods you use to 

estimate major cost factors, including 

system and technology acquisition, 

expected useful life of capital 

equipment, discount rate(s), and the 

period over which you incur costs. 

Capital and startup costs include, 

among other items, computers and 

software you purchase to prepare for 

collecting information, monitoring, and 

record storage facilities. You should not 

include estimates for equipment or 

services purchased: (i) Before October 1, 

1995; (ii) to comply with requirements 

not associated with the information 

collection; (iii) for reasons other than to 

provide information or keep records for 

the Government; or (iv) as part of 

customary and usual business or private 

practices. 

We will summarize written responses 

to this notice and address them in our 

submission for OMB approval. As a 

result of your comments, we will make 

any necessary adjustments to the burden 

in our submission to OMB. 

Public Comment Procedure: Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz, (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: January 16, 2008. 

E.P. Danenberger, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

[FR Doc. E8–1350 Filed 1–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

and General Management Plan; San 

Juan Island National Historical Park, 

San Juan County, WA; Notice of 

Availability 

Summary: Pursuant to § 102(2)(C) of 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969 (Pub. L. 91–190, as amended), 

and the Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations (40 CFR Part 1500–

1508), the National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior, has prepared 

a draft environmental impact statement 

(DEIS) for the proposed General 

Management Plan (GMP) for San Juan 

Island National Historical Park located 

in San Juan County, Washington. This 

DEIS describes and analyzes three GMP 

alternatives that respond to both NPS 

planning requirements and to the 

public’s concerns and issues, identified 

during the scoping and early public 

involvement process. Each alternative 

presents management strategies for 

resource protection and preservation, 

education and interpretation, visitor use 

and facilities, land protection and 

boundaries, and long-term operations 

and management of the park. The 

potential environmental consequences 

of all the alternatives, and mitigation 

strategies, are identified and analyzed in 

the DEIS. In addition to a baseline ‘‘noaction’’ alternative, an ‘‘environmentally 

preferred’’ alternative is identified. 

Background: A Notice of Intent 

formally initiating the conservation 

planning and environmental impact 

analysis effort necessary for updating 

the general management plan was 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 5, 2003. The National Park 

Service (NPS) organized an 

interdisciplinary planning team 

consisting of staff at San Juan Island 

National Historical Park and the NPS 

Pacific West Regional Office in Seattle, 

Washington to identify preliminary 

issues to be addressed in updating the 

GMP. The last GMP was prepared in 

1979. The official public scoping 

process began in March 2003 when the 

NPS produced and distributed an initial 

newsletter announcing the start of the 

planning process and soliciting 

feedback on issues to be addressed in 

the plan. The newsletter was mailed to 

the park’s 216 person mailing list, and 

also posted on the park’s website. In 

addition, 4,000 copies of the newsletter 

were inserted into The Journal of the 

San Juan Islands newspaper, which 

reaches approximately 3,000 island 

residents and approximately 1,000 

residents off-island. An additional 2,500 

copies were distributed to area libraries, 

civic buildings, business, churches, 

museums, universities, communities, 

dignitaries and elected officials. 

Three public workshops were held in 

April 2003, with two in Friday Harbor, 

Washington, and one in Seattle, 

Washington. Presentations about the 

mission of the NPS and purpose and 

significance of San Juan Island national 

Historical Park were followed by small 

group work sessions that allowed 

people to present and discuss issues, 

experiences, and ideas for the park. 

Approximately thirty-nine people 

attended the San Juan Island 

workshops, and an additional four 

participated in the Seattle workshop. 

Eighteen written responses were also 

collected during the scoping period. 

A second newsletter was produced in 

November 2003 summarizing the 

comments received, written and oral, 

during the scoping period. The 

comments covered a broad range of 

issues, concerns, personal experiences, 

and recommendations for the park. 

When compiled, over 224 different 

comments or ideas were represented. 

The comments can be broadly organized 

in the following topics: Resource 

preservation and management; visitor 

experience and services; park facilities, 

operations, management and 

maintenance, and park administration 

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and planning. Though many new 

actions and ideas were suggested by the 

public during this comment period, no 

new issues were identified. 

Proposed Plan and Alternatives: 

Alternative A constitutes the ‘‘baseline’’

No Action Alternative and assumes a 

continuation of existing management 

and trends at San Juan Island National 

Historical Park. The primary emphasis 

would continue to be placed on 

protection and preservation of cultural 

resources. Since 1966, the park has been 

listed in the National Register of 

Historic Places and is a National 

Historic Landmark. Management of 

cultural landscapes around the 

immediate encampment areas at 

American Camp and English Camp 

would continue to emphasize cultural 

landscape management while respecting 

the natural environment and natural 

processes. No new construction would 

be authorized. 

Alternative B would increase visitor 

opportunities and outreach at both 

English Camp and American Camp, as 

well as in the town of Friday Harbor, 

through additional visitor facilities, 

recreational opportunities, programs, 

and services. Natural and cultural 

resources interpretation would be 

enhanced through more extensive 

facilities and programs. Off-island 

interpretation would be enhanced 

through partnerships. The park would 

propose boundary adjustments at both 

camps to include important natural and 

cultural resources related to the purpose 

of the park. 

At English Camp, the road system 

would be reconfigured as a one-way 

loop road by connecting a road segment 

approximately one-fifth mile long from 

the entrance road to the administrative 

road. The road would follow the 

existing historic road alignment where 

possible. The Crook house would be 

rehabilitated as a visitor contact facility 

on the ground floor and for 

administrative use on the second floor. 

At American Camp, the 1979 doublewide trailer that serves as the temporary 

visitor center at American Camp would 

be removed, the site restored to natural 

conditions, and a new enlarged visitor 

center would be constructed north of 

the redoubt. The new visitor center 

would include space for a collections 

study room for natural and cultural 

resource items, including a portion of 

the military-era collections. The existing 

road to the redoubt off Pickett’s Lane 

would be removed and converted to a 

trail. The cultural landscapes would be 

enhanced to aid visitor understanding 

and interpretation through a variety of 

techniques. The prairie would be 

restored to native plant species. 

Alternative C is the NPS Preferred 

Alternative and would broaden the 

scope of resource management and 

interpretation programs to emphasize 

the connections and interrelationships 

between the park’s natural and cultural 

resources. New facilities, trails and 

programs would provide opportunities 

for visitors to understand the 

importance of the park’s natural 

resources in defining the cultural 

landscapes and influencing the 

settlement and historic events of San 

Juan Island. 

At English Camp, the Crook house 

would be retained, stabilized, and used 

as an exterior exhibit while the hospital 

would be rehabilitated and opened to 

the public for interpretation. The 1979 

double-wide trailer that serves as the 

temporary visitor center at American 

Camp would be removed and replaced 

with a permanent, enlarged visitor 

center at the existing site, allowing for 

improved exhibits and staff space. A 

collections study room for natural and 

cultural resource items, including a 

portion of the military-era collections 

would be relocated to the park. 

Additional buildings would be open 

to the public for interpretation as well 

as research and academic study. As in 

Alternative B, the existing road to the 

redoubt would be removed and 

converted to a trail and the prairie 

would be restored to native plant 

species. Historic buildings from the 

encampment period still existing on the 

island would be repatriated back to their 

original locations within the camps. Offisland interpretation would be 

enhanced through partnerships. The 

park would propose boundary 

adjustments at both camps to include 

important natural and cultural resources 

related to the purpose of the park. As 

documented in the DEIS, Alternative C 

is deemed to be the ‘‘environmentally 

preferred’’ alternative. 

Public Review and Comment: The 

DEIS/GMP is now available for public 

review. All written comments must be 

postmarked or transmitted not later than 

60 days from the date of publication in 

the Federal Register of the EPA’s notice 

of filing of the EIS; as soon as this date 

is confirmed, it will be announced on 

the project website and via local and 

regional media. During the review 

period, several options are available for 

providing written comments: (1) Online 

via an electronic comment form 

provided on the NPS Planning, 

Environment and Public Comment 

System at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ 

sajh; (2) A postage-paid comment 

response form is included in the Draft 

General Management Plan Alternatives 

Newsletter; additional pages may be 

attached to this form as necessary; (3) 

Written letters can also be directly 

mailed to: Superintendent, San Juan 

Island National Historical Park, 650 

Mullis Street, Suite 100, Friday Harbor, 

Washington 98250. In addition, 

comments may be made in person at 

one of the upcoming public workshops 

that the NPS will conduct in midFebruary 2008. Confirmed details on 

dates, locations and times for these 

workshops will be announced in local 

newspapers, in the Draft General 

Management Plan Alternatives 

Newsletter, online at the above Web 

site, or may be obtained via telephone 

at (360) 378–2240. A limited number of 

printed copies of the Draft EIS/GMP can 

be obtained at the address noted above. 

In addition, the document is available 

for review at the public library in Friday 

Harbor, Washington. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Decision: Following the opportunity 

to review the DEIS/GMP, all comments 

received will be carefully considered in 

preparing the final document. This 

document is anticipated to be 

completed during the fall of 2008 and 

its availability will be similarly 

announced in the Federal Register and 

via local and regional press media. As 

a delegated EIS, the official responsible 

for the final decision is the Regional 

Director, Pacific West Region; 

subsequently the official responsible for 

implementation would be the 

Superintendent, San Juan Island 

National Historical Park. 

Dated: October 12, 2007. 

Cynthia Ip, 

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

[FR Doc. 08–327 Filed 1–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MS–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Meetings for the National 

Park Service (NPS) Subsistence 

Resource Commission (SRC) Program 

Within the Alaska Region 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

SUMMARY: The NPS announces the SRC 

meeting schedule for the following 

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